Linda Sheer Jones

Senior Director of Career Services

EducationB.A., Chatham CollegeCertificate in Human Resource Planning for Executives, University of Michigan

Linda Jones joined Career Services with over 15 years of experience in the recruitment and professional development of law students and attorneys. Before moving to Ohio, she was the Director of Legal Personnel for the New York law firms Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Lord Day & Lord, Barrett Smith where her responsibilities included hiring summer and permanent associates, managing summer programs and associate assignments and evaluations. She also managed her firms' Continuing Legal Education Programs.

Linda has written or spoken for The American Bar Association, The National Law Journal and the National Association of Law Placement. Since coming to Columbus, Linda has been involved in community service, serving as president of the Goodwill Columbus Service Board and of Beaux Arts at the Columbus Museum of Art.

Cybele Smith

Director of Public Service & Public Interest Programs

EducationB.A., The Ohio State UniversityJ.D., Capital University Law School

Cybele Smith currently focuses on advising students who are interested in public interest and government sector jobs, honors programs, and fellowships at the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University. She coordinates the judicial clerkship application process and serves as the LRAP Coordinator.

As an undergraduate, Cybele had the opportunity to work in the OSU Athletic Department as a Student Assistant to Archie Griffin. During law school, she worked full-time for the State of Ohio at the Rehabilitation Services Commission and later at the Ohio Civil Rights Commission as an investigator. While at Capital University Law School, Cybele was involved in several organizations, serving as vice magister of Phi Delta Phi, executive board member of the Student Bar Association, and as a peer advisor for three years.

Upon earning her law degree, Cybele became the Membership Director at the Columbus Bar Association. She has presented at the NALP annual conference and public service Mini-Conferences, and has done book reviews for the NALP publication committee. In 2006 she was the NALP Workgroup Leader planning the NALP/PSLawNet Mini-Conference in Washington, D.C. She recently held the position of Vice Chair for Conference Planning for the 2008 NALP Educational Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in Spring 2008. Cybele was elected to serve as a NALP Nominating Commitee Member for the Midwest Region during 2008-09. She held a two year term on the Equal Justice Works National Advisory Committee and most recently she was the recipient of the Recognition of Service Excellence Award for her work with NALP in 2012. In 2012-2013 she is serving on the 2013 NALP Annual Conference Planning Committee.

Cybele completed a three-year term on the University Staff Advisory Committee, and a two-year appointment to the university Government Relations Committee. She serves as a hearing panel volunteer for Ohio State's Office of Student Conduct. Cybele has been involved with the Law and Leadership Institute, a diversity pipeline program for Ohio high school students for the past five years. She has served on the Westerville Uptown Review Board and currently is serving a five year term on the Board of Zoning Appeals in her township.

Liza B. Larky

J.D. Career Advisor

EducationB.A., University of MichiganJ.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Liza Larky graduated from the Moritz College of Law in 1999. After graduation, Liza worked for the law firm of Dykema Gossett in their Detroit and Ann Arbor offices. Her practice focused on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions and securities matters for many of the firm’s casino gaming, biotechnology and life sciences, information technology and financial institution clients.

For the past few years, Liza has been a volunteer at her children’s schools and has planned events to raise funds and awareness for local and national organizations such as Dress for Success Columbus, National Psoriasis Foundation and National Council of Jewish Women.

Travis Sheffler

J.D. Career Advisor

EducationB.S.B.A., The College of William & MaryM.A., The University of Arizona, Higher Education Administration

Travis Sheffler joined Career Services with 12 years of experience in higher education, including nine years within career services. Before moving to Ohio, Travis worked for six years at American University in Washington, DC, serving as the university’s main pre-law advisor, leading the career advising efforts for graduate and undergraduate students in AU’s School of Public Affairs, and managing several initiatives related to federal employment, including coordinating AU’s efforts to place students in the government’s prestigious Presidential Management Fellows Program. Other experience within higher education includes, among other things, teaching a career development and exploration course in the Eller College of Management at The University of Arizona, conducting student and employer development for graduate business students at Arizona State University, and initiating and managing Graduate Student Career Services at the University of Maryland – College Park.

Travis has presented at several professional conferences and spoken on federal hiring practices and programs at various colleges and universities, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and the Partnership for Public Service.

Prior to entering the field of higher education, Travis worked for four years as a reporter, editor, and analyst for a Dow Jones newswire in Washington, DC where he reported on business activities and the complex documents companies filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the activities of other federal agencies and the courts.

Tracy Simmons

J.D. Career Advisor

EducationB.S., Ball State UniversityJ.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Since graduating from the Moritz College of Law in 2006, Tracy Simmons has been practicing law at the Legal Aid Society of Columbus. During her first two years at Legal Aid, she was awarded an Equal Justice Works Fellowship, allowing her to focus her advocacy efforts on children’s civil rights. After her fellowship ended, Tracy remained at Legal Aid and continued to advocate for the rights of children in Ohio. In that position, she represented individual clients while also working on systemic advocacy efforts, including an amicus curiae brief for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Tracy enjoys writing, and most recently published an article in the Journal of Law and Family Studies. She was also involved with numerous student groups when she attended Moritz, including the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, Public Interest Law Foundation, Dispute Resolution and Youth, and Advocates for Children.

Trish Tweel

J.D. Career Advisor

EducationA.B., Miami UniversityM.A., The Ohio State University, JournalismJ.D., The Ohio State University

After graduating from our law school, Trish Tweel practiced for 15 years with a local law firm. She has also taught college writing courses. For many years she has been active in a variety of community organizations. For the past four years, Trish has served as a volunteer guardian ad litem in the Franklin County Juvenile Court through the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).

Cheri Wiles

J.D. Career Advisor

Cheri Wiles graduated from the Moritz College of Law in 1994 and began her career as an attorney for the law firm of Fisher & Phillips in Atlanta, Georgia, advising corporate clients on labor and employment issues. From there, she worked at The Court Television Network (CourtTV) in New York as a booker identifying and interviewing participants in legal disputes of national interest.

Cheri entered the sports industry in 2001, serving as the director of community outreach with the San Diego Super Bowl Host Committee, the committee charged with coordinating the planning of Super Bowl XXXVII. In that capacity, she worked with the NFL to implement League outreach initiatives and to sanction community events.

Cheri joined the Columbus Blue Jackets organization as a client services manager in 2003 and served in that capacity for three years before assuming the position of director of partnership marketing. As director, Wiles led a team responsible for overseeing the strategic marketing of the team’s corporate partners and played an instrumental role in the execution of all aspects of partner activation programs.

Ebony Mobley

Recruitment Coordinator, Career Services

EducationB.A., The Ohio State UniversityM.S., Ohio Dominican University

Ebony Mobley has over 10 years of experience working in higher education. Joining Career Services in 2008, Ebony’s primary responsibilities include the management and facilitation of the departments On and Off-Campus Interview Programs. Ebony also serves as the database administrator for our web-based application network, Symplicity.

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